MISC;JORDON, Heinrich 1869 ERIE COUNTY OHIO *********************************************************************** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ *********************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Maggie Stewart maggieohio@columbus.rr.com January 12, 2000 *********************************************************************** Heinrich Ludwig Jordan's trip from Rdersheim (Pfalz) Germany to Sandusky, Ohio. MY TRIP TO AMERICA IN THE NEW LAND TO SEEK MY LUCK In the year 1869 my trip was as follows: Wednesday, the 6th of October, 1869, I went to Neustadt in the morning at 8 o'clock and by 11:00 o'clock I was already in Wissenburch. There I stayed and went by Bell and bought an A-Kort (I am not sure of the translation of this word) for 100 FE in Gold. At 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon I took the train from Wissenburch and Thursday at 5 o'clock in the morning I was already in Strassburg. 9 o'clock I left from there and a 12 o'clock I was already in Paris. There I ate lunch and also supper. This cost 7 Franks. A glass of beer 7 su or 12 Dri. One Frank has 7 Su. Thursday evening at 11 o'clock I went again to continue my trip to Havre and on Friday at 8 o'clock in the morning I finally arrived at (Le) Havre. Now good luck for my trip on the water. On Friday the 8th of October 1869 at afternoon, 2 o'clock I got onboard the ship for my trip on the water and for whatever else. As I got onto the ship everything was foreign and I stood there feeling entirely forsaken and strange. I thought back once again to my homeland and everybody there and I wondered about my happiness on my trip to America. The names were now called out on the ship's tickets. There I heard a name called out "Matheas Resch" and when I heard that name I thought I had to know him! That he was from Forst! When you heard your name called out, you had to go and get your straw sack and your mess kit. That I did right away and then I saw Matheas Resch and I went right away to him and said hello to him full of joy and then the two of us never left each other again! Now we are leaving for the trip to America. The ship has blown the whistle for the 2nd time and it is supposed to go at 3 in the afternoon. For the 3rd and last time the whistle blew and we hoped we were going to sail on. Then everybody screamed all at once as loud as they could, Adieu, Adieu for the last time you Germans, Goodnight! Now it's going forth and on the 10th of October we have spent our Sunday on the sea. Now we were on the voyage to Liverpool and on Tuesday, the 12th of October we had safely arrived in Liverpool. Wednesday the 13th of October we went on the big ship NEVADA, and now begins our final trip to America. But it was very bad. For 3 days long we had a big storm. Then on the 25th of October, Monday at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, we arrived happily and luckily in New York and got out and stayed by Georg Edler Gast Haus zum Baierischen Hof, No. 30 Rector Street. Tuesday, 26th October, evening at 4 o'clock, I and Matheas Resch left for our trip to Sandusky. Thursday evening at 8 O'clock we are again fortunate and happily arrived at Joseph Lesser's. The length of the trip was 3 weeks and l day: on the water 15 days. - 1869, Heinrich Jordan, Sandusky, Ohio Saturday, the 30th of October I have already started to work in the Sanduskyer Wein Copani. (Sandusky Wine Company) Note: On December 22, 1869 Heinrich would celebrate his 25th birthday in Sandusky, Ohio. -------------OH-FOOTSTEPS MAILING LIST-----------------------